Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Ukraine moves to curtail capital flight
NBU says changes will support defence, business and “nuclear insurance pool”
Inflation rises in Egypt
Official figures published after central bank held rates in response to previous decline in inflation
Phasing out coal-fired power could ultimately pay for itself – BdF paper
Authors say gains from lower operating and finance costs could compensate for outlay costs
FOMC members signal rate cut
Waller, Bostic, Daly, Schmid, Goolsbee and Williams speak towards balancing both sides of dual mandate
Households biased in views of purchasing power – BdF deputy
Bénassy-Quéré says too much emphasis placed on food and energy prices’ effects on inflation
LatAm rate hikes consistent with pre-Covid strategy – BIS paper
Region’s central banks did not become more hawkish during pandemic, researchers argue
China poses ‘risk of economic coercion’ – Belgian paper
National Bank of Belgium says trade with EU has shifted to more “strategic” goods
Brazil announces new themes for phase two of CBDC pilot
BCB selects private companies to test implementation of “smart contract” for drex currency
Phillips curve differs depending on labour market – Fed study
Research finds curve to be flat in normal markets and steep in tight ones
Egypt holds interest rates
Central bank expects inflation to start falling early next year
Credit expansion could dampen growth in EMEs – BIS bulletin
Shift in lending from manufacturing and into real estate is also affecting productivity
North Macedonia develops new DSGE model
Analytical tool to supplement existing models built in conjunction with CNB and IMF
RBA’s Bullock says talk of rate cuts is ‘premature’
Governor says keeping down inflation helps support bank’s objective of maximising employment
ECB’s Cipollone positive about September rate cut
Data “confirms our direction of travel”, board member says
Covid led to shift in cross-border payment flows – Brazilian study
Pandemic resulted in changes across sectors, instruments and types of economy
Yuan will not rival dollar for foreseeable future – Fed study
Figures show aggregate usage of currency lags behind that of euro, yen and pound
Minister nominated as Bank of Spain governor
Opposition says appointment of José Luis Escrivá would throw bank’s independence into question
People: Bundesbank appoints Mauderer as vice-president
Former prosecutor joins Dutch central bank’s supervisory board
Lower-paid workers face greatest impact from AI – BIS paper
Risk of core skills being replaced, and jobs being lost, is higher for people on low incomes
Turkey’s annual inflation drops by nearly 10 points
Month-on-month inflation also fell in August, having risen in July
Most eurozone countries pay high price for membership – study
Central Bank of Iceland research finds smaller states would be better off setting rates independently
Central banks ‘buying more gold’
Institutions will continue to increase purchases, World Gold Council says
People: Lula nominates ally Galípolo as Brazilian governor
BIS appoints Franks Smets to senior economics role
Sri Lanka inflation drops in August
Central bank projects consumer price index to remain below 5% target